University Challenge (1962)

Genre

quiz show

Country

United Kingdom

Length

56 seasons, 2047 episodes

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Teams of university students compete by answering quiz questions on a wide range of academic subjects. The host asks the questions and the teams buzz in to give their answers. It has been a long-running institution on British television.

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What happens

University Challenge is a British television quiz programme which first aired in 1962. University Challenge aired for 913 episodes on ITV from 21 September 1962 to 31 December 1987, presented by quizmaster Bamber Gascoigne. The BBC revived the programme on 21 September 1994, the programme's 32nd anniversary, with Jeremy Paxman as the quizmaster. Paxman relinquished his role as host following the conclusion of the 52nd series in 2023, and was succeeded by Amol Rajan. The current title holders are the University of Manchester, who won a record equalling fifth title in the final of the 2025–26 series on 20 April 2026. On 21 April 2023, the BBC unveiled a new set and title card, which debuted on Rajan's first episode, aired on 17 July 2023. The show has always been produced by the same company (originally named Granada Television, renamed ITV Studios in 2009 and renamed again Lifted Entertainment in 2021), under licence from Richard Reid Productions and the College Bowl Company. It was recorded at Granada Studios in Manchester from its inception until the studios closed in 2013; it is now recorded at Dock10 studios in Salford. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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